About Me

Hello. I’m Chefdruck, a French Foodie recently transplanted from the New York area to Chicago with her husband and four kids.

Background

I grew up in France where my mother still lives. We moved around a lot due to my father’s job and before I graduated from college in DC, I got to live in France, England, New York, Brazil, Morocco, and Barcelona. All that travel just left me craving more, more tastes, more smells, more adventure. I’m happiest when packing a suitcase, or four.

I am not a classically trained chef. I took a lot of recreational cooking classes after graduating from college at the Institute of Culinary Education in NYC, but I decided to get my MBA instead of leaving my marketing job to work in a kitchen. I learned most of what I know in my mother’s kitchen in France. I am the chef of my home kitchen, and I aspire to be a true chef, one day, when I grow up.

The dream begins after my kids leave the nest for college or other pursuits. That’s when my husband and I will spend a couple of years traveling the world attending various cooking schools. And then we’ll come back to a cozy little town somewhere in the States and open up our little restaurant. We hope you’ll drop by and break bread with us.

Alexa analyzed my visitor demographics: Compared with the overall internet population, the site’s audience tends to be female; they are also disproportionately college graduates earning over $60,000 who have children and browse from home. 80% of site visitors are from the US.

Beyond the Blog

I’m also a freelance writer and a recipe developer.

I write for national and local parenting publications including American Baby Magazine, Chicago Parent, the Parent Paper, the Columbus Parent and the Parent Guide. My clips cover a variety of topics including social media in the delivery room, recipes for picky eaters, websites for little ones, dating your spouse, Halloween entertaining and dining out with kids.